Artists sometimes show up where you least expect them...

Self portraits are a wonderful area of art and art history. Artists did them for many reasons - as advertising, to practice technique, probably even to fill time between lucrative commissions. But artists can be tricky. Rarely were they paid to paint their own portraits, so artists' self-portraits tell a different kind of story from those of their wealthy clients. This young artist, dressed in her best, had good reasons for painting herself the way she did. Get her full story, and 9 others, in the series How Do I look? Artists' Self Portraits.

Self Portrait Series

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How Do I Look: Artists' Self Portraits is a rich trove of beautiful, often informal, portraits of artists, showing themselves as they wanted to be known and remembered. The 10 images in the series are your insider's tour of artistic personalities and professional - and personal - secrets.If you'd like a Free Sample of Postcard Art History leave your info and 'free sample' in the comment box.